2016 American Athletic Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryant Shirreffs | UConn | JR | QB | 3 | 94 | 58 | 61.7 | 784 | 8.3 | 4 | 0 | 145.80 | 31.3 | 261.3 |
| 2 | Gardner Minshew | ECU | SO | QB | 4 | 141 | 87 | 61.7 | 977 | 6.9 | 6 | 1 | 132.52 | 35.3 | 244.3 |
| 2 | Philip Nelson | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 113 | 71 | 62.8 | 847 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 135.71 | 28.3 | 211.8 |
| 2 | Glen Cuiellette | Tulane | SO | QB | 6 | 126 | 50 | 39.7 | 573 | 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 84.15 | 21.0 | 95.5 |
| 2 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 70 | 37 | 52.9 | 365 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 103.23 | 17.5 | 91.3 |
| 6 | Quinton Flowers | S Florida | JR | QB | 4 | 91 | 59 | 64.8 | 829 | 9.1 | 7 | 2 | 162.34 | 22.8 | 207.3 |
| 7 | Donovan Williams | UConn | FR | QB | 2 | 50 | 25 | 50.0 | 196 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 | 70.93 | 25.0 | 98.0 |
| 8 | Riley Ferguson | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 240 | 145 | 60.4 | 1968 | 8.2 | 16 | 4 | 147.97 | 40.0 | 328.0 |
| 8 | Hayden Moore | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 3 | 108 | 64 | 59.3 | 790 | 7.3 | 6 | 4 | 131.63 | 36.0 | 263.3 |
| 8 | Ross Trail | Cincinnati | FR | QB | 2 | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 218 | 6.8 | 1 | 4 | 108.17 | 16.0 | 109.0 |
| 11 | McKenzie Milton | UCF | FR | QB | 5 | 187 | 105 | 56.1 | 998 | 5.3 | 3 | 5 | 100.92 | 37.4 | 199.6 |
| 12 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | SR | QB | 4 | 143 | 78 | 54.5 | 1095 | 7.7 | 7 | 6 | 126.63 | 35.8 | 273.8 |
| 13 | Phillip Walker | Temple | SR | QB | 6 | 214 | 131 | 61.2 | 1703 | 8.0 | 7 | 7 | 132.32 | 35.7 | 283.8 |
| 14 | Greg Ward Jr. | Houston | SR | QB | 6 | 269 | 178 | 66.2 | 1883 | 7.0 | 11 | 8 | 132.51 | 44.8 | 313.8 |
| 15 | Ben Hicks | SMU | FR | QB | 7 | 285 | 157 | 55.1 | 1795 | 6.3 | 13 | 9 | 116.72 | 40.7 | 256.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.